World Environment Day
Kinfra Techno-Industrial Park at Kakkanchery: Khozikode, Kerala observed World Environment Day by organising a shutdown of their industrial units. On Thursday 27 food processing firms and 26 IT companies staged a shutdown in protest against the setting up of the Rs 200-crore gold processing factory in the park, right next to the country’s first food [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has requested the government to direct all its departments to segregate and manage the waste generated in their offices. The government offices are generating the majority of waste in the city. The government has allocated Rs 200 crores for solid waste management in this year’s budget. They will utilise [...] Continue Reading »
On the occasion of World Environment Day, Allahabad residents have taken pledge to boycott the use of polythene bags in the city. The residents have come up with a slogan “Save Natural Resources and Environment” for the same. A door to door campaign was conducted to spread awareness about protecting environment and forest conservation. Even [...] Continue Reading »
To reduce the plastic menace, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed to impose a ‘green tax’ on manufacturers of plastic. The tax will be collected by the sales tax department on behalf of the BMC and then deposited to the BMC. According to the proposal, the manufacturer has to recollect the plastic product and [...] Continue Reading »
Rotary Club Bangalore Lakeside, Suncity Apts, Sobha Group of Apts with the help of BBMP celebrated World Environment day by conducting Tree Plantation Drive in the adjacent of Bellandur Lake. Bellandur Lake had been recently fenced by BBMP to avoid unauthorized occupation of land and BBMP was planning to rejuvenate the lake and a proposal [...] Continue Reading »
Rotary Club Bangalore Lakeside, Suncity Apts, Sobha Group of Apts with the help of BBMP will conduct Tree Plantation Drive on 5 June in the adjacent of Bellandur Lake. Bellandur Lake is 130 years old and spreads across an area of 892 acres. Bellandur Lake which has provided drinking water is now subjected to deep [...] Continue Reading »
